5/10/2021
Topic:
Students with Disabilities
STEPHANIE CORLEY
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Think of a student with a disability you have now or in the past. Describe ways in which their disability affected their learning in your class.
One of my current 4th grade students is hearing impaired and wears a hearing aid. In the beginning it was hard for her because the class that she is in is very loud with many discipline issues. Also she needed to sit closer to the speakers when would needed to watch a video during the class. Until we got the behavior issues managed many times I would allow her to stand in the hall while I addressed the class because the volume disrupted her hearing aid. She also finds it hard to follow speech from a distance therefore I would seat her next to me when we were having whole group instruction as well as small groups. I use more hand gestures and visual aids during these class sessions to assist as well. It is important to make sure the students has eyes on you, get their attention when you speak directly to them. Also try to reduce auditory and visual distractions, in this class I try to keep the voice levels @whisper and in all my classes no one is up walking around w/o permission. |
5/11/2021
Topic:
Tools And Strategies
STEPHANIE CORLEY
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Describe at least one way you have used technology to meet the needs of a student with a disability in your classroom. Be sure to identify or describe the specific technology and the student's disability.
Most of the students that I have encountered with disabilities have needed assistance with reading. Along with oral instruction I have allowed students to use readers on the software that we used. I have also used translators for my ESL students. I make PowerPoints with lots of picture models to demonstrate our projects as well as printed posters with visual cues as to next steps and processes of a project. |
5/11/2021
Topic:
Assessment of Learning
STEPHANIE CORLEY
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- Describe an example of adapted assessment you have successfully used in the fine arts classroom for students with disabilities
Part of my Professional Development plan includes three levels of assessments for my students. Written, Multiple choice and a project based assessment. For the project based assessment students choose a task card with written and visual directions for a project, i.e. self portrait. after completing the project they fill out a rubric which consists of different leveled emojis. Also I try to incorporate ways of assessment that require verbal responses in lieu of writing; verbal exit tickets, visual flash cards, thumbs up/down; in response to questions. |